Nebraska Newspapers

    MAY 16 , 1897. 1'J
OMAHA'S ' NEW POSTOFFICE
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Eapid Strides Being Made Toward the
Completion of the Building ,
CAUSES OF DELAY ARE REMOVED
Gorrrmnotiliiproiirlntlon nn < l Ilnlld-
Intr of ttif Cnpllol Atomic Sci > cr
Open tlif Vi'nr to 1'lnlnh-
Intf the SIriirlure ,
If one will csll At the new government
building now and see the progrctxt the work
has tnnde and the activity that la everywhere
present , It can bo learned that Superintend
ent Latenscr knew about H hereof bo was
speaking when ho promised HOUIO lime ago
that If no Interruption ! ) occurred ho would
have the first floor and basement of the
building ready for the postoITlcc by tha lat-
ttr part of this jcar. Over sixty men arc
how omplojcd , and one can almost HOC the
woik move along The beauty if It Is that
! ho contracts now being fulfilled nre on the
hear ? a. bulky work , "nil whan they arc
completed ami the other contracts begun ,
progress will bt .iiuch moro rapid BO far ao
-apparent results a" < > conctvmjd.
The two contract ; nnv hslnt , pushed nro
the wiring of the building for the electric
lighting and the plastering. The former
coniUti of laying brass armored conduits
through whlc.li the wlren will ho Btruiig
Th ! woik lias been completed In the base
ment and on the first lloor. The plastering
engagm tbo attention of a majority of the
-employer ! on the building , whllo the swish
of the tiowcl and the splatter of the plaster
constitutes the music on the Interim of the
building.
The plastering In the basement has been
-completed and the walls and ceilings shlno
In their snowy whlt"nrsa. The toilet , rooms
liaM- all been completed In the basement , as
well as on the first lloor. excepting water
.and sewer ccnncctlons. All that remains to
be done In tills part of the building Is to lay
the Hour and put In the furniture.
CONCENTUATING THE WORKMEN.
The plasterers who 'iiivo been engaged In
the basement were brtlight to the first floor
Jast week , and the whole force concen
trated on the work there , with prospects of
having the plastering all completed within
two weeks. The wo k room of the post-
oIIIco baa reached that stage whore It can
bo completed wlthlu a. week when It Is de
cided to put on the finishing touches. The
marble .ontractor had a representative hero
lost week taking the measurements for the
marble work , which Is being prepared at the
quarries. Contractor Jobst has visited the
quari iea and places where other branches
of the nork nro being prepared to try to
rush the contracts.
The fraices for the windows arc all In
jilaco on the first and .econd floore. Pat
terns for the ornamentr work to grace the
Interior of the bulldlnr are being made , and
will Ira photographed and sent to the de
partment at Washington for npproMil. These
arc generally the raps for the pillars In
the building , and u * < 3 inado of piaster. The
ornamental work Itself , however , will bo
\ .made of icarble and wood , while there will
bo nome In plaster.
The main hallway on the first floor , ex
tending from the north to the south end of the
"bulldlug , will be simply magnificent. There
will be two rows of half octagon pillars ,
one on cither eldo of the hall , which will
bo finished In marble and handsome wood ,
capped with attractive ornamental work. The
nails will be also finished In marble. At
cither end of the hall will be an entrance ,
in. addition to the main entrance from Six
teenth street. Over these end entrances
Are largo windows. Along the west side
of tbo hall there Is a row of windows front
over the roof of the working room of the
postolllcc , which will contain art glass to
furnish a soft and mellow light to add to the
general beauty o ( the hall.
READING ROOM FOR CARRIERS.
In the basement of the building will befitted
fitted up a large room for the carriers , whlcl
will bo used aa a reading room , and a place
to lounge whllo not ou duty. Tills conven
ience la looked forward to with pleasant an
ticipation by the carriers , as they now an
compelled to stand around In the lobby of
the old building while waiting for the time
call. There Is an order In the department
which prohibits the carriers from being in-
elde the poittofllce when not on duty. In
the new building their leisure moments will
not bo so burdensome.
The handsomest part of the now building
\v \ will be the main entrance from Sixteenth
street. This will be a triple arrangement
at the right of which -wilt be two elevators
to accommodate those who wish to go up
to the other floors. The celling of this eti-
trance will bo on a circular plan , and made
of glass mosaic work , which alone will cos
$12.800. This item will f urn lull some Idea
of the general magnificence which will char
acterize the whole building.
The approval by the city council last
week of the contractor's bond for the
construction of the Capitol avenue sewer
will dispose of an obstacle In the completion
of tl.o building , In that the building of the
aoxVor will enable the connection with the
new postolllce to be made at an early date
This branch of the work was discontinued
several weeks ago bc&ause the sewer In its
present condition was , too small tq accom
modulo the bulldlng.tond for the .further
reason that it was too high , making it ncc-
ojsary , it connection was made , to use
hydraulic pressure to raise the' water fron :
the dialn pipes Into the hewer. This wad
not deemed practicable , and work was con-
enui'utly suspended till the city con
eluded to enlarge and lower the sower. The
contiactor for that work for the city Is ex
pected to complete the contract as rapidly
as possible , after which connections will he
made at once , completing that portion o ;
the construction ,
CONTRACTS RB vDT TO LET.
Two Important contracts which may bo let
At any tlmo are for the heating of the build-
tug , and for grading the block upon which
the structure stands. The plans and specifi
cations for all tliIB work have been prepared ,
and the money la available with which to
pay for It , In both cases the letting of these
-contracts has been doltyed owing to lack
of facilities for sewer connections. Superin
tendent Latenqer thinks now that bids on
these contracts will bo called for shortly. In
asmuch as the Capitol avenue sewer Is to bo
enlarged to accommodate the building.
Much of the plumbing work In the base
ment , which was put In ou the theory of the
ewer remaining unchanged , will bavo to bo
torn out and new work substituted , as It
will not answer for the changed position of
the sow or. This will be done at once and
the work will bo pushed simultaneously with
the sewer contract.
If the heating plant shall bo put In this
year , which noems altogether probable. It
will enable the contractors to work all
through next winter , and with no delay complete -
pleto the building In all its parts by about
tbla tlmo next year.
In grading the block the west half will bf
tllowed to slope with the atreut from Dodge
ttrcet to Capitol avciiuo and will bo con-
r , Itrhlnic , burning , tnd K ly ivJ > ud c lp
ilj uc vlife lotiofbilr , Warm Unlit wlthCv.
noon boip , Ktutlo p ! > ll Uoiii of CVTIOUIII
( ointment ) , nod full dotti of Ctmcu i lUiou
tiHT.k'rciUit of LlooJpurlteraaudliiuuor cures
It ol < l throurUut thi vuld.
DiroJkCmu. Cotr.Bolt IK > F > >
V rr"Uo UCttrf JltlilniBkln
BED ROUQH HANDS '
Drcx. L. Slioomnn belnfl nn enthusias
tic bicjcler likes to talk about our bicycle
footu ear he's not ashamed of It , for lie
knov > s there Is no other place where
Bitch n complete line of these Roods can
bo seen we've no sample lots Just a.
blij stock like v o carry lu nil other lines
In ladles' lilcyolo boots we can suit
eu-ry lady In Omnha they're nt ? 300 ,
? 3.r.O , ? 1.00 nnd up to 55.50 In nil sizes
nil widths tans or black with cloth
tops of all the different shades the as
sortment Is so larse nnd the price * o
varied wo have uo hesitancy In inviting
the lady cyclists to cull nnd cxituilnu
them.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
11 ! ) FAKNAM.
Sena for our Illustrated Catalogue. Krc
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No one should think of Inking a trip
nway fiom home or even visiting onr i
city parks without a kodak You set
moro than the price of your kodak In
pleasure the llr.st wools you have one
you can takti the bnby your vv Ifo or your
m-ll-hboi's wlfo Wo'vo got the kodak-
all the .si/.es at the most reasonable
kind of a price besides we c.ury a com f
plete line of camera supplies plates f
tlhvH nnd chemicals for developing and
ptlutlng your own plctuies the expense 4
is reduced to the minimum when > ou 4A
llnlsh your own \\oik and halt the tun
is lost if yon don't. A
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
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Scientific , therefore Reliable Opticians.
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1408 Farnam Opp. PaxtonHotel t
Theio me people Avho would have no
oilier piano than the wotld famous
Klmb.ill it's not those \\lio ki.ow noth
ing of a piano but our gieutuit musi
cians who sing the loudest pr.iNi'h of
the Klmball When people HKitheho en
dorse the Klmbnll , io It any -\\ondet we
have no hesitancy In guaiaiteoirg that
liihtrumont It maU < no difference If.
yon know nothing siboiit pianos you
are sure of g Ming the host that can bo
bad wlien yon pmohase 11 Klmball
We've made the price so low It vvotild
be extravagance to buy ono of infetlor
make We make the eaMost kind of
terms like paying rent only you own
the piano.
A. HOSPB. Jr. ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
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vortcd Into a grass plot. There will be a
paved roadway back of the building from the
north to the south side , for the accommoda
tion of mall wagons , vvltu a circular court
midway between tbo street to enable the
wagons to turn around. It Is possible also
that this roadway will be constructed with
a vlewi to having street car tracks laid over
It In anticipation of the tlmowhen Omalu
shall have mall cars on Its street car lines.
There will bo no walks for pedebtrlans from
the Seventeenth street side to the bulldlne ; ,
but the "keep off the grata" sign will be
everywhere conspicuous. The front and sides
of the building will be cut up Into ten-foot
glass plots , with entrances to the building
from the north and south. In addition to the
main entrance on Sixteenth street. There
will bo heavy curblngs aiound the block adJoining -
Joining the street and Inside nt the walks
there will bo pretty granite ornamental curbIng -
Ing , projecting about a foot and a half above
the level of the walk.
MORE MONEY AVAILABLE.
Tha passage of the sundry appropriation
bill by the senate during the past week re
moves another and possibly the last ob
stacle to the rapid completion of the post-
ofuce building. That bill carries $25,000 ,
completing the original appropriation for
the work , and an additional $100,000 to make
up for an extra expense Incurred In changing
from sandstone to granlto In the superstruc
ture of the building. With this money It IB
expected that the bulldlug will be placed In
condition for occupancy.
The first effect of the appropriation will
probably bo the drawing up of specifications
by the department at Washington for the
furniture of the building. This will require
! .oino little time , and after the specifications
shall have been drawn adveitlseuients will
at once bo maclo for bids on the contract.
It looked a few davs ago that delay In pass
ing this appropriation might prevent the
occupancy of the building by the postofllce
Ihla jcar. Aa It Is It seems that nothing but
unseen obstructions will prevent the fulfill
ment of the promise made by Superintendent
Latenser several months ago.
That the federal officeholders living In this
city expect that the building will soon be
completed is Bhovvn by thp fact that they
are now engaged In a friendly scramble for
location of otllces. In Boveral cases ofllccrs
have made claim to the same suite of rooms ,
but the matter will probably be settled vvlth-
> ut the calling in of assistance from Wash
ington.
The flrat floor will pe occupied entirely
by attaches of the postofflco. 13v ery depart
ment of the postotllco will bo on this floor ,
and tha accommodations furnished them will
be unexcelled In any city , la addition to
tbo departments there 111 be a aulto of
three rooms ftt the northeast corner to bo
occupied , one by thn postmaster , ono by lilo
deputy , and one for a general bunlncsa otHcc.
The local civil service board , which is In
charge of an attache of the poatofflce , will
have an office at about the middle of the
Capitol avenue front. A room adjoining this
will probably be occupied by the postofllco
Inspector.
The district attorney "will luve a unite of
three rooms In the northeast corner on the
Becond. floor , - < whlle tht revenueolloctor will
have four rooms in the southeast corner.
Judge Munger will have two rooms In th *
middle of the Dodge street front , while the
corresponding rooms on the Capitol avrmia
front will be used for the grand Jury and
wltncEies.
The third floor contains the two court
rooms. The marshal ( will Tiave the three
rooms In the northeast corner , and the tlerk .
.pf th < > circuit court tbo three room * In the /
southeast coiner. The tower room , on this
floor , will bo used for the library and for the
circuit judge , Uetween that and tha rooms
occupied by the olerlt of the circuit court
will be n room for the clerk of the district
court.
"NHW OFFICER IPnODAKLE.
The weather bureau will occupy rooms on
the fourth floor , facing Capitol avenue , and a
platfotm has been erected on the roof on that
wins of the bulldlne to accommodate the
Instruments used In that branch of the gov
ernment kcrvlco. The railway mall serv
ice -will probably occupy room * in the south
wing of the building on thlt floor , although
the exact location has not-been settled. Chief
Clerk Van Derroort eaj ex-Postmaster Gen
eral WI1 on recommended the appointment of
an assistant superintendent of the service
for each of the Urgtr cities , -which would
Include Omaha. If tills should be approved
by congress. It iwould bo necessary for this
branch of tha service to have much more
room than It has In the present building ,
where It id now so crowded that It is diffi
cult to transact buslup&s. On this floor
lso there- will be jury rooms , and detention
rooms for prisoners being tried.
Or. .Miller , as collector of customs , has
not yet selected his < ] uarten , Probably as
custodian of the building be feels It la in-
cumbtiu upon him to gland aside till the
other olflcers tuall first be aerved. ilut
there arc plenty of good room * which have
not yet been taken , and he will undoubtedly
have good quarters assigned him.
In addition to these rooms , there are vaults
In abundance for the use of thoae ofllccrs
who have records to preseive , and cloacta
and storerooms without number. Taken al
together , the building promises to be a struc1-
turo of which every citizen of Omaha may
well point to with pride.
MHS. KUMiEV < JiTS MIAI.l , DAM YG1SS.
Sn.-s City for K1O.OOO ami In ATtnrilril
The case of 3In > . Martha Kelley against
the city for $10,000 damages for Injuries al
leged to have beat received while walking
along a defective sidewalk at Flfty-flrsl
street and Poppleton avenue in Tebruaiy ,
1896 , resulted in \crdlct against the city
for $100.
The case had been on trial before Judge
Powell for the past two dajs , the Jury retir
ing Filday night. The case attracted
considerable attention on account of
the "belligerent manner of the plain
tiff whllo on the witness stand
When she was cross-examined by the
city attorney she insisted on having an argu
ment with him , ami was Inclined to be ob
streperous to such an extent that It was
dlfllcult to secure answers to the questions
put to her by Mr. Connell. She admitted ,
however , that when the accident occurred
she was walking along the street with an
other woman , and was so busy talking thai
she did not look where ahe was going. This
admission was made use of by Mr. Connell
in bis argument as evidence of contributory
negligence. The verdict throws tbo costs
upon M's. Kelley , and these will amount
to .more than the award.
iiAMmvomc or TJIIJ CIIIMJHUX.
.SllcolincnN iif Drnnlni ; I'liu-cil on K\-
lill.illon at City Hull.
The pupils "of the Omaha public schools ,
under the supervision of Miss Allco Hltte ,
supervisor of diawlug , will give another ex
hibit In the large room on the fifth floor of
the city hall next week. The exhibition will
be open Wednesday morning and continue the
remainder of the week. This la the exhibit
which was prepared by the pupils for ex
hibition at the meeting of the Western Art
Association at St. Louis last month and as
many Omaha people have expressed a desire
to see It , It hau been decided to give the local
reproduction for their benefit. The ex
hibit -will be open to all who care
to attend. The school children of the
sixth , seventh and eighth grades will
bo given free access , but the pupils
In the loner grades must be accom
panied by their parents. This rule has been
fouml necessary In view of the trouble that
was occasioned at the last exhibition by the
troops of email children who invaded the
city hall , apparently for no other purpose
than to block the corridors and , rJdo up and
down in the elevators.
HIICKTS DK ITU 1VJIIL1S AT HIS PLAT.
Henry ItloiminlHt Fntnlly Iluruvil
"Wlillr- lit n Jlonllrr.
Henry , the 3-year-old eon of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Illomijulst. Thirty-third and F
streets. South Omaha , was fatally burned
whllo plsjlng near a bonfire rrlday night.
In company with other children Henry
started a flro with a quantity of old news
papers. He got too near the flames and bis
clothing caught fire. The children bucamo
badly frightened , but managed to call as
sistance , The toy's clothing was almost en
tirely burned off before the flames were ex
tinguished. A doctor was called and found
upon examination that the flesh was almoat
cooked on tbo lower portion of the child's
body. The little follow died at an early hour
yesterday morning. i
IMarrlHur I < | UCHMCN.
Permits to wed hare been iBxued to the
following parties by the county judge :
Name anfl Heuldence. Age.
Martin Sandberg1 , Omnlm , , , , , . .20
Mury Mlrachler , Omaha 21
Jiimcs W. Hartfruve , Fort Crook , Nob. . .24
Mra , Lulu Persons , Avery , Net ) . 24
Charles O. UavK Council 'llluff . la 27
Mn > . Laura E. 1'eteiBon , Council Uluffu .23
Trpuiu Itmlrly Interrupted ,
Charles Strobel , George Frost nnd Clalr
CiimmliU33. three runaway lads about 14
years of age , have been captured at Grand
Island. The boya live with their parents In
the vicinity of niglitconth and Leavrnworth
streets. They left last .Tuesday to shoot
buffaloes In the wild and woolly went. The
will fetuiii lor tauui.
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Some of le"o timesfny } , dad's going to
send nio out collectip itic n ne Mnent8
on do exposition st dftn-yoii but doy'll
pay up den or I'll ' l < ? , t ilc hole world no
who do fellers nrc nu , ' , & RUOSS I ken do
It fnr nln't I tolc or < mr ) > ody 'bout my
ilad'a "I'lre-Ccnt Stocqk.pr GlKar" till
iler nln't uo odder clurlr In It no moro
cose It's do best clear fur de money ever
made nn' dese fcllurt hmy be croaUeis
bitfi yon kin give cuoitJAjra pnb-llc-ty If
yon go nt It right HOW'H de time to get
In do bnnd wagon { trc oth de StoecKer
Cigars nn' de assessments.
1404 DOUGLAS.
Tell central to plvo you ono five five
nine and ono of our big vans the
; lnd that hold u whole housefull of furn
iture will be at your door to move you
liefoie you can realize. H It will bo
lulled by three bltf hotses and two ureat
JK ! careful oxpeilenood and pollto men
\\111 be with It to do nil the work in
the most .wtlsfautoty manner It won't
nmki any dlfTeronce whether we tell you
the price before we move you or not it
Is so low you'll pay It and wonder If
v\o steal the oats we food the hoi&os
but we don't It's simply because we
IIHIVO .so much that the pi lee and woik
nte bo satisfactory. We don't < ! < > It till * Tiny.
Omaha Van-SES. . Co.
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Mo-lie1 Farnam.
AVI1115. Stylish wants to Impress upon
you this fact that Ave 1110 the only people -
plo In Omaha that .show the real ucgllgeo
shiit AVo'vo them In an almost endless
variety of pntluins oveiy ono thi hoa-
son's make and they are to be fonml
only lieto you'll enjoy looking them
over Onr HleycliJ .Suits are considered
the best for nuiterlal and workmanship
vvhil < > the price tltat't , only ? 7.23 this
includes coat ph if t.s cap belt and
stoeUlngs and'\vlth1 ' oue of those negli
gee shirts jon ll'bJ ' IKed bicycle Milts
500 and ' ' *
? up. |
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AlbertCahn - ,
Lien's Furnisher. J&22 Farnam
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Kjeview of the Week's Events
For the V/eek Ending May 15.
TURKEY GRHKCIJ May 0 : Vole cvicuated by Greeks , detachments of marines
from foreign war bhlpq landing' to guaid the town. May 11 : Collective note of powers
Imposing , among other terms , recall of troops from Crete and adherence to autonomy
of thp Island , accepted by Greek government , coulldlng Its Interests to care of powers ;
sultan denies reports of contemplated holy war. May 12 : Turkish government given
collective memorandum proposing armistice between Turkey and Greece on basis of
negotiations for peace already in progress thiough powers ; report that sultan
resents mediation of powers , desiring to negotiate direct with Greece May 14 : Des
perate fighting tienr Grlboro on lend to Phlllpplndn , Greeks driving Turks from first
Hue of defeiibo ; Greeks capture Klkopolls , site of Turkish fortress.
CUBA Mny 11 : Report that Spanish bank at Havana had suspended contradicted ,
the report having been due to suspension of exchange of paper bills for silver.
OTHER- LANDS May 10 : Queen regent at Madrid Issues decree authorizing
raising of S,000,000 , to be hecured by customs duties of Spain , for meeting costs of opera
tions in Cuba nnd Philippine Islands ; French Syndlcal Chamber of Textiles and
Draperies issues communication to United States senate pointing to dangers to Industry
of the world from Dlngley tariff. May 11 : Elections at Quebec result In complete over
throw of conservative pally ; Danish minister for foreign affairs , Baron Reedtz Thott
tenders resignation of cabinet and ex-Prcmler Estrup summoned by king to form new
cabinet , Islands of Gundnloupo and Montserrnt of West Indies shaken by earthquakes
and over 100 lives lost. May 12 : Appeal Issued at London by Influential filends of late
Charles Stewart Parnoll in behalf of donations to free encumbeied Parnell estates at
Avondalc. May 13 : Reports from Bombay of fearful ravnt s by bubonic plague In
Cutchmnndy district , 2,000 dying in a fortnight. May II : Tom Mann , English labor
agitator. In Paris to address a laboi meeting , given twenty-four hours In which to
leave Trance. May 14 : Peru formally notifies State department at Washington of Its
susptrMon of sllvei coinage ; revolution In "Uruguay checked after bloody battle at
Tres Arbalcs.
coNfiitr.ssio.vvi , .
-
HOUSE May 13 : Conference repoit establishing Indian supply depot at Omaha
adopted after hard fought contest.
SENATE May 12 : Bills passed appiopiiatlng J200.COO for a public building at
Dcadwood , S. D. , and $1,000,100 foi one at Indianapolis , also bill granting to Montana
50,000 acres of land in aid of an asylum for the blind. '
1'OKITICAL.
May 10 : Ex-Mnyor Bioilch of Omaha icfused to turn over office to his successor ,
Colonel Frank 13. Mooros , disputing legality of latter'H election. May 11 : Moores
formally Installed Into ollice as mayor of Omaha after ejection of his predecessor by
peremptory writ of mandamus ; Albion W. Tourgco nominated to bo United States con
sul at Bordeaux , France , and Sidney B. Kvorett of Massachusetts at Batnvla Java ;
nomination * confirmed of Stanford B. Nowcll of Minnesota as minister to Netherlands
C , 'M. Bnrnos as governor of Oklahoma and Henry A. Cnstlo as auditor Postotfico
department. May 12 : Representatives of popocratlc trinity at Des Molncs , la. ,
reached agreement for fusion , three Hepamte conventions to bo called to meet at Dea
Molnes , June 23. Chlcngb" platform to be rcuftlrmcd and free silver at 1C to 1 the uhibbo-
leth at next election , '
Id , li : r _ ,
May S : Cheshire 'Am fttlment defeated In Iowa legislature after two houses had
been deadlocked oveiji.twfMweks on this point the amendment providing that tele
graph , express , tele phone , fl id sleeplpg car companies 1 > o taxed on earnings rather than
on tangible property. May 10 ; Governor Plngrco vetoed anti-cigarette bill , maintain
ing Itwns parental dlrty"fiot a stnte duty to correct bad habits in children. May 11 :
Iowa legislature tnke.fr tteois until 2 p , m. , July 1. when necessary ste-pa nre to be taken
to put new code Into.effflpJ , May 12 ; Michigan lower house Passes bill raising spe
cific taxes on railroad 'earnings from $700,000 to about double that amount. May 14 :
Tennessee leglslaturo''eltteVel ' ( ox-Congressman Stephen R , 3Iallory to United States
renate. '
* IJoVUnilCIAIj A.MJ IMIUSTIUAI *
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NEW ENTERPRfSK&'May ' 8 : Plpo Line Irrigation and Land company at Pierre ,
S D. , with capital of rM.IAMOOO , to Irrigate lands in North and South Dakota , Kansas
and Ncbr.isk.i. lu'l 'ill
BANK FAILURES-r uy 10 ! Bank of Brndshaw ( Neb. ) , local deposits , $8,600.
MERCANTILE FAILUUES-Mny ' 13 : John B , Dyar , Detroit , 'gave bill of sale
tiansforrlng over J.w.Uw'U'nd ' 8ocurlte ! for benefit of creditors ; Haydonvllle Manufac
turing company , Nitw.TorK ! utcam fltterH * Hupplles , assets $150,000 , liabilities $25,000 ;
Norcross , Mullen & Go.j Boston , crockery , also Chamberlain Bros , & Co , , woolen com-
mutton merchants , assigned. r May It : Charles Stewart , Hasten , Pa. , liabilities $25-
000. i
. _ CHIMES AM > CASUAl/I'IES.
PIRK8-May 9 : irenry W. RIckel & CO'H malt house. Detroit , loss $250,000 , fully
Insured ; ohoa factory occupied by l'6bro & Dole and W , P , Bradford , and three ad
joining buildings at Beabrook , N. J. , loss $10.000 ; ROBS hall at Konyon college , Mount
Yernon , O. , Icma 10000 ; K. A , Bmull & Co' * , wholesale clothing house , Beaverhall Hill
at Montreal , loss $25,000 ; Mallory line steamer Leona caught flro oft Delaware capes ,
causing death of thirteen Hteerago passengers and three members of crew ; ship
Francis of New Bedford , Muss , benched at Long Branch while In flames , nil aboard
saved , but ship and cargo total Io.su ; threii wooden dwelling ! * at Rapid City. 8. D , loss
$3000. Mny 10 : Residence of Henry Richardson , Ouster , B. D. , loss Jl.GO ) , covered.
May 11 : Munson's opera house , Osceola , Neb. , loss { IMX ) ; plant of Taylor sheep ranch
at Grand Island , loss JG.OOO ; J , D. Dayton Tablet company's plant , Qulncy , III. , loss
$110,000 ; Spring Mountain breaker No. \ ot LehlKh Valley Coal company at Wllkes-
barre , Pa. , lows $75,000 , fully insured. May 13 : Funderburg mills at New Carlisle , O. ,
loss $70,0)0 , Incendiary ; homo of J , Hahn , Atkinson , Neb. , partly insured ; H , Strainer's
dry goods store , Stella , Neb , total loan , Insured UC < X > , also K. F. Good's clothing store ,
partial loss , covered , and H. Wulrod's general store , total loss , partially covered.
FLOOD AND STORM May 10 : Deer Park private levee , twenty miles below
Wo nro always tiylnc to pit a so our
frlonds Wo want you to feel that you
cnn come hero and do your trading and
Ket Jtisfwlmto wo represent you are fc- (
ting We never allow a carpet to come
In our store Hint wo can't recommend
qunllly should always be first considered
then the pi Ice those who have put-
chased hero know this to bo vljrht Our
styles aio new and moro of them than
you'll find In stores where c.upots nre
simply a department Carpels , cut lulus ,
otc. , nro all wo have to offer you Wo
can't afford to sell jou nn Inferior cm net
no matter what ptlce we could make
that's one blj : reason why you can de
pend on the carpel you Rot heio of hav
ing the quality to it.
Omalta Carpet Co
1515 Dodge St ,
Wo make a specialty of doing steel
engraving on line ollice slnlionoiy - business
ness cards an the HKe our \\eddlng sta
tionery and other society t > tatloiiory is in
nil the nevu'bl shapes nnd sizes and In
cludes the new mignonette green now
Nazarlne blue celestial blue colonial
buff royal red In envelopes , cauls nnd
paper \\eddlng invitations enslaved In
the most pioper Myle at $10X ( ) for the
tlrst 100i.50 : per 100 after that en-
gtaved monograms V-.OO to $ JJ.3l ) f > 0 en
graved visiting cards for $1 00. Thin Is
for the best \\otk and mnlcilal obtain
able.
able.C.
C. S. Raymond ,
JEWELER ,
15th and Douglas.
idr
I
Got that dog collar yet ? Wo've sold a.
gie.it many of them hut Me've got 'cm I
at all prices ir > e to $1.50 silver name ,
plate sllvetrd or glided Hind's te-
filgerators the kind that will hold mote
ice and use less of It than any other
$5.-10 and up Ice boxes i'Jr ! > and up
Stctllng lawn mowers easy to push-
quiet woikers $2.7i > other lawn mow
ers larger , but pilccd proportionally
low hose Oc , Sc and lOe the ( ! e nnd
Sc hose are good the lOc kind Is better
wo wan ant It New and complete t > tock
of builders' hardware.
A. RAYMER ,
Bulldors' Hardware Here.
1514 Farnam St.
itr ? a3WW'a
Natchez nnd Spencer private levee , near JoncsvlIIe , I.a. , g.ivo way. flooding several
plantations. May 12 : Another break In Mississippi levees tmtlcr Uurton Lumber com
pany's dry kiln lit Baton Rouge.
ACCIDENTS-May ! > : Schooner Annlo II Rudolph , from Crvmaen , N. J. , with
cargo of iron pipe , sunk ort JNnuset , Capo Cod , Skipper Gardner , Mate Snoll ami ono
seaman drowned. May 10 : Hugo Klcliblatto died from effects of n fall from n haymow
at Scribnor , Neb , ; Chris and Frank 13 use and two sons of latter imphyxlntpd In
well at nedfleld , S. D. May 11 : Fianlc Dunlap killed at Giaml Island by full down
elevator shaft ; Michael Lewis killed and Jacob L.itvala horlonsly Injured by falling
of cage loaded with ore In Deailwcod-Terra mine at Terra-vlllc , S D. May 12 : rrltz
VIeth's 4-year-old daughter burned to < leath nt Grand Island , her diess ritchlnir Urn
while playing with smouldering embers of n burned straw stack ; 4-ycnr-old Kntlc Mullen
run over nnd killed by. electric ir while living to cross street at Jefferson , In.
May 13 : Uoller explosion In sawmill on Reelfoot river
, near Tlptomlllc , Ky. . Killpd
four men and fatally injured three ; falling of tipple at PlnKnc > , Tcnn. , ore inlnci
killed seven men ; military train wrecked on Vulkl Junior line between Hockenhof mid
Hlva , In Uussla , killine1 two olllceis , 100 soldiers nnd seriously Injuring Mxly others :
two children of John W. Welch at Mayboe , Mich. , burned to dcuth as le.stilt of
playing with matches In bain , age > C and S years.
MUHDKRS-Mny 9 : Captain Wllllum Strong , lender of one faction In Strong-
Calahan feud at Lexington , Ky. , found dead on rojdsldo with seven bullet lioIoH In
body ; Freeman C. Gardner shot and killed Ada Drever In Chicago hotel ami then
ended his own llfo. Mny 10 : August Norinaiid , double murderer anil ravlslier , cnpturod
near Towner , N. D. May 11 : "Sandy Tuniage , " colored trooper , found dead with
bullet hole in head at Crawford , Neb , Julia Puller nnd Private ItoDcrtVnlket im
plicated in the murder. May 12 : Nellie Smith and Mandy White , colored , lynched
nt Jeff , Ala. , for poisoning of Josi Kelly. May 13 : Detective James Mlllea ot
Chicago arrested at South Bend , Ind , for alleged murder of Patrolman Oncar W
Christiansen on night of 11th Inst. ; CharlcH Monoglmn , Charles Nelson nnd two other
men murdered by an Indian at Eldorado Canjon , Nev , May H : Divr- Cotton , Henry
Williams and Sabe Stewart , colored , lynched nt Itosebud , Tex. , for attempted crim
inal assault.
SUICIDES May 12 : Mns Nettle M. Lelb
, Insurance nsent nt Akron , O. , took ;
carbolic acid ; II. L , . Lee , member city council at Moberly , Mo , fired bullet Into hi !
head , thought result of financial troubles. May 13 : Harry K Hazpn , Kansas City , son
of Civil Service Examiner Hazen , who shot himself at Carson City , Nev , , thiee years
ago.
ago.OTHER
OTHER CRIMES May 8 : Mrs. Duorllnp , Lowell , Ark. , shot and wounded T I5ry
sint of Lowell and tlirea citizens of Sprinsjdnle. May 10 : Hotnoi and Wallei Fowler ,
former olllclals of Northwestern bank at Superior Wit , arrested on Ix-nrb wnnnnt ,
charpo not specified. May 12 : Comm inder Booth-Tucker of Salvation army Indicted
at New York for maintaining a nuisance and disturbing the pence atVnst Four
teenth street barracks ; City Marshal Slovens of iidon , la , mndo coiifcaijoii to huvlnjj
Instigated robbery of the Bradley Mule at E'don , Februaiy 1 , when 0 , 00 v\as taken
from contents of safe Dick Dodd. local Rambler , and three ChlcaRO crooks ' artlcl-
pated , former now under airest ; Postmaster Georco A. Draper of Chcycnnn plo tiled
KUllty to embezzlement and sentenced to twenty months' Imprisonment In peniten
tiary. May 13 : President Alexander Warner and son , B. S Warner , assistant cash
ier defunct Baxter bank nt Baxter Springs , Kan. , arrested , rhnrgpd with violation of
state binklni ? law. May 14 : Colonel F. M Brown nnd W. P. Biuner. convicted at
Metropolis , Mo , for embezzlement of money deposited In their bink , puniHhmont ( Ued
at one year in penitentiary and fine of $110 pach , rauslnjr much sympithy O | MK to *
their nBc , 70 and b2 years ; W. B. Bradbury , San rrnncisro millionaire pcntcnccrt to twen.
ty-four hours * Imprisonment in county jail for expectorating on door of wtrcnt car will
make test cnso of his jmnlshmcnt ; westbound Southern Pnclllc ji isspiigtir train held
up by masked men at Loquler , Tex. , robbers breaking into uxpress cui and ecttlns
about $10,000 out of safe.
MO11TUAHV.
May 8 : Frank Burllnpramo Harris , Omahn , reporter World-Herald nnd alumntm
Omaha HlBb Bchool ; James M. Hutchlns , Cincinnati , fiRed 70 , veteran sliowimn. Mny
fl : Judge niomns Kwlnw , Plttsburu , nged 70 , prominent In legal circles. Mny 10 ; Wil
liam Bramvvcll Carr , San Francisco , capitalist , land and mine ownur , at one tlmo
political leader ; William T. Best , London , famous orfinnlot nnd composer ; Captain
Joseph H , King , Landusburjr , N , Y. , aged 100 , father of Kins brothers , pioneers of IUIHO
ball. Mny 12 : Tl. Miller , Fort Cnlhoun , Neb , nttjd SI , resident thirty yoois. May 13 :
C. M. Foulkes , Topekn , Kan. , Bcnoral claim agent 8anta Fe lullrond ; Colonel Frank
Bacon , Clmnute. Kan , died at Quedu SjirliiKH , prominent In Ktntc politics ; General
Chandler P , Chapman , Milwaukee , former adjutant Kcneral for Wisconsin ; Richard
W. Burrows , New York , aped 14 , prominent civil engineer ; Di , Andrew C , Butler ,
Arnpahoo , Neb. , old resident ; Robert Ilutchlndon , London , uorld-fnmud bloyclu rider ;
Sam Hoagland , Coney Island , N. Y. , ng\d SO , well known lionemnn. May 14 : ijx-
Senator Richard Coke , Waco , Tex , ; Judse John Lowell , Boston , dlHtliiKiilxhed Justlrn ;
Christian Mocrleln , Cincinnati , pioneer hravvcr ; Max Mantzchek , Now York , aged 7G ,
operatic manager ; F. M , Warren , Nebraska City , local cashier B , & M ,
IHI'IIOVH CHOIR ACCOM.MODATIO.NS.
fnr the Ciillr > - mill OrRiin nt
1'lrnt Melltuillat Cliiirrli.
The mojt important concert of the Bcanon
will doubtless bo that announced for the last
day of this month at the First MetlioJlat
church , when funds will bo raised to defray
the expenses of rebuilding the choir gallery
nnd extending the organ of the church ,
The choir of this church has won for Itself
a reputation which la not confined to Omaha ,
and the fact that the members have sung
together for some years , although very much
crowded for room , baa appealed to the olll-
clal members of the church , who decided re
cently to raako such altorationa as would In
sure for the choir a greater degree of comfort
and at the eanio tlmo make It more agrueabla
for those who attend the nervlces and are
obliged to take back seats upstairs or aide
scats downstairs. From these positions in
the church It hag been Impossible to hear the
apoaker and that will now bo obviated. The
choir will now be further back from the au
dience and the gallery will extend from sMote
to glde of the church , thereby Increaulng tha
musical elToot ,
The organ will be formally reopened by a
concert and the choir gallery rftdedlcatftl by
Rev , John McQuold on iho evening of May
31. The admission fee will bo small , so that
the church may be crowded , Mr. Kelly will
be assisted by Mra. Cotton , Mr. Homer Moore ,
Mr. Walter Wilklna , Mr , Hann Albert , Mr.
Jules Luinbard ( who will corao Jrorn Chicago
specially for the occa lon ) , Mr. J. K Hutlor.
the regular quartet of the church. Mini May
Hoblnaon. Mtes Ustelle IJrown , Mr. F , W ,
Conkllng and Mr. Jo F , Barton , whllo the
united strength of the Flrat Methodist -choir
and the Mondamln Choral eocloty will fur
nish the chorus work.
IIL'RRI.ARH Jt.\IIii ) TlIIS DKI'OT.
Oil * IlurlliiKloii Station nt
HtrrlfflKiTltU .Slulc.
The nurllngton' * passenger station and
freight depot at Sterling , Neb. , were entered
by burglara Friday night. The cavli drawer
and the ticket caavu wcro broken Into and
some small change and A bundle of ticket *
secured. There was considerable merchan
dise fit wed In the depot , and all that won
of any considerable value woa carried off ,
All the express package * and the freight
bundles in the place wcro opened , and the
contents that the thieves did not care about
taking were scattered about the room. It Is
not thouKht that the loss will bo great , as )
there was but Httlo of value in the nUtlon ,
The detective * of the company and Urn
authorities of Sterling are working on tba
case , and are now on a clue which they think
will tfucceet ! In landing the guilty partita
back of the bare wlthlu the next forty-eight
houra. '